San Sebastián,
that amazing little city in the north of Spain that has recently been making it
into the top rankings of cities to visit. From
the National Geographic magazine to the Financial Times, everyone wants to tell
the world about this magical city. My
magical city.
San
Sebastián has many attractions, some of which have already been written
about. Yes, we might have the highest
rate of Michelin star restaurants per square meter, we might have an amazing
pintxo scene (don’t use the word tapas, if you do, you might get kicked out of
the region), we might be one of the world’s best 20 surf towns, but what is
really one of the biggest attractions of the city is its amazing cultural offer.
Not only do
we have many big cultural events, such as the Jazz Festival or the International
Film Festival, but San Sebastián is also the epicenter of what was called the
Donosti Sound. The sound of San Sebastián. That soft melodic pop that emerged back in
the 90’s and that had such an impact in the underground music scene in Spain,
mainly dominated by grunge and indie rock at the time, with their unpretentious
attitudes and their sounds a little melancholic and a little naïve…
I recently came
across some of my old music that I hadn’t
listened to for years and realized that I still fall in love with it a little
more each time I put it on.
A band I have been listening to a lot again
lately is La Buena Vida. Despite it not
existing anymore (although their members are still actively in the music scene with
other projects such as AMA) their music will live with us forever. It's hard to choose one song or even one album, it's just too hard...
Choose La
Calle del Carmen, for example, and I can picture myself driving into Madrid on
a Spring day with perfect sunrise, one of those crispy mornings with a blue sky
and the Kio Towers in the distance.
Or Un Actor
Mexicano, the one that always (always!) pops up when I’m cycling to the beach
along the Urumea river, the smell of the salty water, the warmth in the skin... The feel of the summer.
Despite living far away, San Sebastián will always be my magical place, and its sound the soundtrack of my life.
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